Director scene

Scene I want to direct: Friends scene “How you doin”

Characters: 4 people

Joey would be flirting with another girl, and everyone yells at him, and pushes him out of the room.

This scene would be good for this class because most people have seen Friends and it will be really fun to act.

My Director View

As a director, I would stage City of Stars in the black box, where the actor is the only one on stage. The actor would pretend she is outside at night, with a spotlight on her. She is somewhere silent in a small town in front of a fancy restaurant. It would also be drizzling and she would be talking to the sky. By the end of the scene, in front of the restaurant there is a bench and she sits down very slowly, and then has her head down.

Directing Videos

Elizabeth Williamson Discusses Henry V:

• Henry V was written in 1599
• Tells a story about history back then
• When Henry becomes king he needs to make sure he is in charge
• Henry decides to go to war
• To know who is impacted on your decision is incredibly timeless

From Script to Stage: The Director's Concept:

• Students speaking the casual language of the 1890s but once they get to the rock songs they are going to be singing like teens today
• The show is timeless when the students act it out
• Spring Awakening is the new rock video
• Takes an old take on a play

A Director’s Interpretation: The Comedy of Errors:

• The idea of being estranged from who you are and being an outsider in the play
• Shakespeare can be in so many different world
• Dominick wanted a vibrant look for the production
• Setting it in London
• Anchor the play in something true
• Shakespeare makes sense when your in the moment
• You can’t define the play forever

Final Draft scenes reflection

1. In our performance, my job was the lights. I have never done lights but it was very easy. I just had to turn the lights up after the rain, and wait for our scene to start, and after it was done, I turned the lights off for a blackout. I learned how to work the lights and I enjoyed doing the lights . I also learned how to work with a group and work efficiently so we were not stressing.
2. Our group worked very well together, and we got our scene done before anyone else. Our strengths were working well together and splitting everything up so everyone is working on something in the group. Our challenges were memorization and staying on the same page. Our weaknesses were making sure we finished everything and finding rain for our scene.
3. I feel like “what’s wrong with me”n was one of the best because they worked well together and the acting and the guitar in the back room fit the scene very well. Jeffs group got it done, but before there final scene they struggled a lot and had to stop. I feel like Jess needed to project a little more because she was kind of quite in the scene.

Blog post

The sonalogue that really stood out to me was Mals sonalogue when she chose, “tell me what’s wrong with me.” It was very powerful. The first element that I would choose is lighting. I would have the lights not too bright, but not too dark. It would be dim, and the lights may be blue depending how she is presenting it. The lighting would have to need intensity, color, direction, and movement to influence the four functions of stage lighting, such as, mood, selective focus, modeling, and visibility. Mal would need a spot light so she is also the main focus. It is very important because it sets the mood of the scene.

The second element she would need is costume. Costuming is very important because it can set the mood of the scene, just like the lighting. Her costume should look like she was trying to find the best outfit she could possibly find. Her hair should look straightened, and looks like she just had it done. The costume should also fit the design of the stage so it won’t look off balance. Costume is very important because without costume the whole scene would look off because the scene that she is talking about is about how she looks, and if she has sweatpants on, it will look off.

The last element would have to be set design because without a set, the scene wouldn’t have the same purpose. I would think the set design should have very few props because we don’t want to take the mood away from the actor. I think the set should maybe have a couch in case she wants to sit down in her scene for her blocking. It is very important to not have too many props because if you have too many props it could take away from the actor.

Tech Theater

Costumes:

• Style of clothing to portray a specific character
• Students learn to translate designs into the clothing actors wear
• Character identity
• Main focus stands out by wearing a different color than the ensemble

Design:

• The space of which a performance is taken place
• Create stage pictures
• Design space, costumes, and props that you see in a performance
• Works behind the before, during, and after the production
• Costume designers are fashion designers for the theater

Lights:

• Involves the four major Controllable Qualities of light, color, intensity, direction, and movement
• The mood of the stage
• Selective focus
• Modeling and Visibility
• Intensity- brightness/ darkness

Sound:

• What you hear during a production
• The way the actor speaks changes the way of how loud or soft the mics are
• Effects the vocal projection
• Effects the projection of speaking and singing

Skills to be a good sound designer:

• Genuine enthusiasm for sound and film
• Understanding of acoustics
• Expert knowledge of sound recording and editing techniques
• Excellent listening skills
• Creativity and imagination
• Able to work conceptually
• Excellent communication skills